Bruins Clinch No. 1 WC Seed, Draw Perfect Playoff Opponent
The Boston Bruins now know their opponent for the first round of the NHL playoffs.
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With the Boston Bruins regulation win over the New Jersey Devils in Tuesday night’s regular season finale, they have locked up the No. 1 wild-card seed in the Eastern Conference for the NHL Playoffs. The difference between playing the No.
1 overall seeded Carolina Hurricanes and the No. 2 seeded Buffalo Sabres cannot be overstated. Coming into the season, the Sabres held the record in North America for the longest playoff drought among any professional team on the continent.
The Hurricanes, on the other hand, are riding the longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in franchise history, at eight seasons. With their win, the Bruins will be taking a trip to Buffalo to play a young, inexperienced team playing in their first playoff game in more than 14 years. However, it will not be a walk in the park.